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Contents 

4 Editor’s Letter 

38 Community Pages: 

6 Army Fashion Cadet pages Troop A 

westender 

41 Mum’s Notebook 

underwear shoot 

13 A Jian London 

Fashion, beauty & health 

Christmas 

14 8 Shipshape West End Fashion Live 

with 31 WIN! Greg At Kane Rainbow Room 

19 International 

A west end 

Christmas 50 Health Matters gift guide 

28 Up Front 

gypsy Shopping brewing 

30 Restaurant review 

31 27 WIN! Father’s A 3 Day course Gift meal Guide 

with wine at Rio Cafe & 

WIN! Going A out weekend 

at The Bruce Arms 

16 West End Live 

32 Sweet Liberty recipe 

with Greg Kane 

34 Author’s Bookgroup 

18 Spirit of Glasgow 

meets Phil Differ 

29 Top Things 

39 Jingle Belles at 

Kennedy + Co 

Art & culture 

40 WIN! A style 

makeover at Rainbow 

32 Artist Interview: 

Room International 

Nichol Wheatley 

41 Festive Offers 

42 Cover to Cover 

at Esteem Beauty 

42 100 years of 

Erskine Food & drink celebrated 

at 44 The Sweet Hunterian Liberty 

44 47 Bar Health Review: Matters Lock 27 

47 49 Mum’s Restaurant Notebook Review: 

49 Public Top House Thingsby Nico 

52 Interiors article: 

Christmas in colour 

Westender living 

55 Country comforts 

56 52 Renovations Hygge home In Mind 

58 56 Atlas WIN! Free kitchen tickets to 

makeover The Ideal Home Show 

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Editor’s 

Letter 

Iliterally cannot believe how 2019 is 

ripping along and we’re heading into late 

spring already. Don’t get me wrong I’m 

not complaining, I’m planning camping trips 

with my boys, festival visits with friends 

and getting excited for the next Bard in the 

Botanic plays being released. I love you 

summer! 

Get your gig guide dates fixed with Greg 

Kane’s picks on Page 16, and festivals 

scouted with Tracy Mukherjee on Page 29. 

There’s nothing like date nights in the diary to 

ease the pain of the working day. 

Our foodie writer, Amy Glasgow (true 

fact!), turns to drink for her first three page 

spread for Westender. Discovering what 

makes Glasgow’s West End a mecca for 

small scale, and larger, distilleries – why not 

try a distillery tour to sample a local artisanal 

product produced on our doorstep (Page 18). 

There’s a chance to meet artist Nichol 

Wheatley, the man behind the Tam O’ Shanter 

series on the walls of Òran Mór, on Page 32. 

12 years in the discussion with Òran Mór 

owner Colin Beattie these vast canvases have 

found a permanent home on the walls of the 

downstairs bar for all to enjoy. 

With book reviews (Page 42) to while away 

the upcoming May Bank Holidays, Father’s 

Day (Page 27) and new and refurbished food 

and drink venues to be sampled there’s a lot 

covered in this edition of Westender – where 

will we find the time to fit it all in? My advice, 

plan. Cycle along the Forth & Clyde canal and 

have a drink at Lock 27 (Page 47) enroute to 

a fab sharing meal at Public House by Nico 

(Page 49). Pop into Waterstone’s at the top of 

Byres Road for some top reads for Father’s 

Day before heading home. Sounds like a fab 

plan to me! 

Now me, I’m off to plan our annual 

camping trip to Cobleland – a Camping in 

the Forest site near Aberfoyle. Then I’ll know 

summer has offically started – unfortunately 

with midges attached. This year I may even 

be fit enough for a cycle all the way round 

Loch Katrine to Stronlochar. Here’s hoping. 

With routes direct from the campsite into 

Aberfoyle and beyond to Loch Ard we’re 

spoilt for choice anyway. And I have our 

cycling trips all round the West End to thank 

wfor helping me back to fitness to set me on 

my way. 

Suzanne Martin

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LIVE 

May 

Kojaque 

Thursday 2nd May 7.30pm 

SWG3 Poetry Club, swg3.tv 

23-year-old Irish rapper Kojaque 

mixes sampling and jazz beats with 

dynamic, poetic lyrics showcasing 

life as a modern Dubliner. He’s also 

an established film-maker and visual 

artist who brings his multi-media 

smarts to all his live performances. 

I’d never heard an Irish accent deliver 

HipHop/R’n’B before, but Kojaque 

really makes it work. The Irish lilt 

that storytelling muckers really rely 

on lends itself so convincingly to this 

music genre. He’s very good at it too. 

'Who loves ya baby?'… Sorry, I just 

had to. 'Saperstein!' STOP! 'Crocker!'. 

ENOUGH! 

Choice Tracks: 

Kojaque 'Bubby's Cream' 

Stag And Dagger Festival 

Sunday 5th May 

Various venues 

This is one of my favourite festivals. 

You buy your wrist band for £25 and 

that grants you unlimited access 

to various venues scattered around 

the Charing Cross area of Glasgow 

hosting over 50 'up and coming' acts 

in one day. Previous years’ highlights 

have included The Staves, Royal 

Blood, Tobias Jesso Jr. and Ed Sheeran 

even… as well as many, many more 

who’ve either scaled the dizzying 

heights to pop stardom or wasted most 

of their parents’ money on completely 

unrealistic ambitions. 

It’s just great fun walking around 

discovering bands you’ve never heard 

of and people watching all the new 

music freaks… oh and the toilet 

facilities are far superior to any 

'festival in a field' offerings this 

summer! 

See website for listings: 

facebook.com/StagAndDaggerGlasgow 

Choice tracks: 

Dream Wife ‘Hey Heartbreaker' 

Pip Blom 'Daddy Issues' 

RF 19 

Sat 25th – Sun 26th May 

Riverside Museum 

Another festival, but this time one 

that is completely dedicated to the 

wonders of electronic music hosted 

in and around the iconic, European 

museum of the year 2013, Zaha Hadid 

designed Glasgow Riverside Museum. 

Now in its’ 7th year this two day 

festival attracts well over 10,000 

EDM lovers from all around the globe 

and features over 50 scene-leading, 

cutting-edge, underground artists 

and DJs and this year’s 'must see' 

surely will be the wonderful composer 

Jon Hopkins performing on the Sunday 

night. I’m really looking forward to 

this years’ Riverside Festival as I’ve 

been delving into the world of synths 

and electronica for the past 12 months 

preparing for a new project. If this is 

your bag then I also encourage you to 

check out the podcasts 'Why We Bleep' 

and 'Data Cult Audio' for a flavour 

of what to expect. Hopefully see you 

there. 

See website for listings: 

riversidefestivalglasgow.com 

Choice track: Caribou ‘Bees’ 

Jon Hopkins 'Everything Connected'


by Greg Kane 

June 

Billie Marten 

Thursday 6th June 7pm 

SWG3 Poetry Club, swg3.tv 

Billie Marten is a 19 year old singer/ 

songwriter from North Yorkshire. This 

delicate little English Rose looks far 

too young and innocent to be messing 

around in the cut throat world of 

music. But her voice has just about the 

perfect balance of vulnerability and 

skill: her tuning is near pitch perfect, 

she’s a nice guitarist and has a clutch 

of good tunes which put together 

should give her a fighting chance. 

But there are unfortunately some 

minuses. Her visuals’ water obsession, 

– especially the one where she’s lying 

in a bath eating pink grapefruits. 

And pseudonyms have always irked me, 

Billie Marten is not her real name, 

it’s Sophie Tweddle. 

Anyhow, comparisons to Kate Bush and 

Laura Marling are accurate. 

Choice track: 

Billie Marten 'Live' 

Doves 

Saturday 8th June 6pm 

Galvanisers Yard, swg3.tv 

Brothers Jez and Andy Williams, 

joined by friend Jimi Goodwin make up 

the band Doves who had their moment 

in the sun back in the 'Madforit' early 

noughties. I remember them being 

synonymous with the indie singer/ 

songwriter Badly Drawn Boy as they 

acted as his backing band during 

his early successes (most notably 

writing the music for the 2002 film 

'About A Boy'). But I also remember 

being coaxed onto the dancefloor in 

the early 90s by a brilliant latin 

groove dance track from the act Sub 

Sub called 'Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No 

Use)'. Wouldn’t seem to be connected… 

but Sub Sub and Doves are one and the 

same, but 10 years apart. At the end 

of 2018 the band members announced a 

series of gigs for 2019 and a tentative 

plan to explore new music together. 

Hurrah. 

Choice Track: Doves 

'There Goes The Fear' 

Glasgow International Jazz Festival 

Weds 19th June – Sun 23rd June 

Various venues 

Now in its’ 33rd year the Glasgow 

International Jazz Festival plays 

host to the world’s finest Jazziteers 

for five days in June at various 

venues across the city. With Glasgow’s 

Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland 

consolidating its’ place in the 'Top 

10 in the World Music Conservatories' 

over the last few years, the standard 

of jazz musicianship in Glasgow has 

never been higher. Being in my 50’s I 

fondly remember the early, heady days 

of our Jazz Fest and some of the best 

nights are to be had at the infamous 

after show Late Night Jazz Club, which 

this year will be held in the Blue 

Arrow on Sauchiehall Street each 

night from 10pm till late. 

My choice gig in the West End is Jazz 

duo LUNIR featuring the beautiful 

Becky Sikasa on vocals, keys, guitar 

and looping at The Hug & Pint on 

Sunday 23rd June. 

See website for all listings: 

jazzfest.co.uk 

Choice track: LUNIR ' Wadidi'


Spirit of 

Glasgow 

WORDS AMY GLASGOW 

Whisky and gin and rum… oh my! Westender writer, Amy Glasgow, 

investigates the recent rise in tours, tastings and pairings in our now 

flourishing craft spirits industry – right here in the West End. Not content with 

grinding our own coffee, baking our own bread, and crafting our own beer, 

it’s now the turn of spirits to experience the full hand-crafting makeover. 

It’s no secret that in Glasgow we love our 

booze, but over the years our tastes have 

become more refined, moving away from 

bottles of Buckfast and cans of Tennents 

to indulge in more premium offerings. First 

came the rise of ‘craft’ beer, with Drygate 

Brewery opening in the east end and upmarket 

off-licenses like The Good Spirits 

Company on Clarence Drive offering their 

customers a range of small batch and 

independently brewed beers from all over 

the UK and rapidly cementing themselves as 

Glasgow institutions. More recently, however, 

the west end in particular is becoming 

Glasgow’s centre for the latest trend in the 

lucrative alcohol market, craft spirits. 

Scotland as a whole is known for its 

extensive number of whisky distilleries up 

and down the country, from Old Pulteney in 

Wick to Auchentoshan in Clydebank. Now 

though, The Clydeside Distillery is bringing 

whisky back to the heart of Glasgow. Located 

on the former site of the Queen’s Dock, the 

new distillery is built in the old pumphouse, 

which controlled the gate to the dock from 

which whiskey was exported to the entire 

world. 

‘From the very beginning, we wanted the 

influences and history of the surrounding 

area to have a huge part of the project,’ says 

the team. ‘Every decision, from the design 

and colour scheme to the choice of furniture 

and interiors, has been done to reflect the 

historical and industrial influences of the 

surrounding area.’ 

A distillery first and foremost, the site is 

also a tourist attraction, ranked number three 

on TripAdvisor despite only opening its doors 

in 2017. With an extremely passionate and 

knowledgeable team behind it, the distillery 

is a celebration of the history of whisky, 

allowing its guests to gain an understanding 

of Glasgow’s strong connection to the liquid 

gold with their interactive experience. 

‘Glasgow has a long and special 

relationship with Scotch whisky and our 

visitor experience brings this relationship 

to life with the sights and sounds of a fully 

operational Queen’s Dock from its heyday in 

the late 1800s.’ 

The Clydeside Distillery has received rave 

reviews, attracting visitors from around the 

globe and offering three distinct tours: the 

Clydeside Tour, Chocolate and Whisky Tour 

and the Distillery Manager Tour. It might be 

a few years before we see their first Lowland 

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If whisky isn’t your thing though, 

that is not a problem, as it’s not just 

whisky that has been having a 

resurgence in Glasgow’s West End. 

Few can have missed that gin is 

having somewhat of resurgence, with 

small batch distilleries and independent 

companies launching their own ranges of the 

botanical beverage. One such example is The 

Garden Shed Drinks Company, which was set 

up by rugby players Ryan Grant and Ruaridh 

Jackson and their wives Kirstin and Maxine. 

‘Kirstin and Ruaridh were living with us 

at the time, having just moved back from 

London and Ryan had paid a visit to a local 

distillery,’ explains Maxine. ‘He felt inspired 

and came home afterwards saying “I think 

we should try and make our own gin”. We 

thought it was a fun idea and got on board 

with it but we had no idea we would end up 

here!’ 

The award winning Garden Shed Gin is 

a classic London dry style gin made using a 

blend of 13 botanicals including home-grown 

blackberries, dandelion root and lavender. 

The gin is distilled following the west end 

recipe at Eden Mill in St Andrews and is 

available in The Good Spirits Co. shop in 

Hyndland. 

‘Obviously gin is in right now, so that 

helps, but there are a lot of new brands doing 

very interesting and quite experimental things 

with their spirits and consumers are buying 

less of the big name brands. People always 

love finding unknown brands and introducing 

them to their friends and family,’ says Maxine. 

It would certainly explain the influx of 

craft and small batch spirits flooding the 

shelves of not just speciality shops but local 

supermarkets. It seems that consumers are 

becoming far more invested in understanding 

where a product comes from and what 

goes into it. Scotland in general has a good 

reputation for its quality spirits, particularly 

whisky and gin, and we’re also known for 

being quite patriotic, so having a growing 

number of brands and spirits we can get 

behind and be proud of can only be a good 

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This is certainly the sentiment that Zander 

Macgregor, co-founder of Wester Spirit Co. 

agrees with, ‘The rise of craft spirits has 

largely been down to the change in people’s 

attitudes to the food and drink they consume. 

Consumers are looking for a product that 

has been produced by a real person with a 

genuine story behind the brand.’ 

Wester Spirit Co. have pioneered 

commercial rum distillation in Glasgow, 

opening their distillery in November of 2018 

with tours beginning in January of 2019. The 

Limited Edition Batch 001 bottles are unique 

and numbered, sealed with a wax top, to 

mark the first time rum is flowing in Glasgow 

in over 300 years. The demand for locally 

distilled products such as these is clear, with 

Wester’s first spiced rum quickly selling out. 

So what is it about Glasgow’s West End that 

attracts enterprises such as Wester? 

‘We chose the West End to locate our 

new rum distillery because of the vibrant 

creative scene and host of independent bars, 

restaurants and cafes surrounding us, there’s 

a real sense of community. The people of 

Glasgow have certainly embraced the “shop 

local” culture and that is evident in the 

growing number of independent producers in 

the city,’ says Zander. 

It can’t be denied that the west end 

of Glasgow has some truly incredible 

independent producers and there is certainly 

a much bigger focus on food made my hands 

and not machines, so why would the same 

not be true for drinks? 

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Legal Matters 

Give me a home, where 

the buffalo roam 

Words from Donald Reid, chairman at Mitchells Roberton: 

In spring, our fancy often turns to thoughts of DIY. I paraphrase 

Alfred, Lord Tennyson who clearly never emerged, bleary-eyed, 

from the depths of a Scottish winter to find his home severely 

needing some TLC. If you don’t fancy rolling up your sleeves and tackling it 

yourself, the pointers below will help you avoid (and deal with) the cowboys. 

Home improvements are an 

investment. They can be expensive. 

If you’re instructing a contractor, 

chances are you’ve never used them before. 

Getting a personal recommendation is 

often not possible. A contractor might 

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how do you know where to turn if things go 

wrong and what are your rights? Some basic 

planning can help avoid or resolve disputes 

later on. 

Before works start: 

√ Get a written quotation including details 

of works, costs, any consents required, 

arrangements for payment and dates for start 

and completion of works. 

√ Know who you are dealing with. Ask for 

a business address (websites and business 

cards often have only a mobile number). Take 

a note of vehicle registrations. Ask for the 

contractor’s bank details rather than paying 

cash. If this scares them off, that should tell 

you everything. 

√ Do not pay upfront. Withholding payment 

until certain stages of work have been 

completed gives you bargaining power if 

works are unsatisfactory. If in doubt, do not 

be pressured into paying your contractor and 

tell them you need time to take advice. 

During and after works, you may be 

entitled to compensation if: 

X The contractor has not carried out work 

with reasonable care and skill. 

X Works are unsatisfactory. 

X The contractor has been negligent. 

X Goods and materials supplied do not 

match the supplier’s description or are not of 

satisfactory quality or fit for purpose. 

X You have incurred additional expense 

or suffered inconvenience because of a 

contractor’s failure to do something such as 

complete works within the agreed timescale. 

In the event of a dispute: 

• Always try to resolve the matter directly 

with the contractor. 

• If the contractor fails to rectify the 

situation, their trade association may be able 

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… to dad, with love 

Always a terrifying date in the diary, Father’s Day arrives fraught with danger. 

For the man who wants ‘nothing’ is telling fibs. Dads want thoughtful gifts that show 

you do know them and can see them as much as that other parent-type-person. 

Allay growing panic by shopping local – ‘cause our local gift boutiques know us 

Westenders best! 

Don’t forget: Father’s Day in 2019 is Sunday 16th June! 

Parka and Rolltop Bag both by Rains 

£95 & £99 respectively, Hoos 

100 Movies Scratch Bucket List 

Poster, £13.99, Liquorice Tree 

Vinyl Notebook by Melodies 

£15, The Shop of Interest 

Triumph & Disaster Field Kit Roll Out 

Leather Wash Bag, £110, CoLab Store 

West End Suppliers 

CoLab Store, 11-13 Downahill Street 

0141 570 1766 colabstore.co.uk 

Hoos, 715 Great Western Road 

07788 480421 hoosglasgow.co.uk 

Liquorice Tree, 431 Great Western Road 

0141 339 0648 liquoricetree.com 

Flight Ready Kit 

£16, Spirito 

The Shop of Interest, 1058 Argyle Street 

0141 221 7316 theshopofinterest.co.uk 

Spirito, 317-319 Crow Road 

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Top Things To Do 

in the West End 

by Tracy Mukherjee 

Late spring/early summer, a truly glorious time 

of the year. A time to reflect on how fortunate 

we are to be Westenders with our myriad of 

festivals, fairs and frolics. Let’s look forward to 

long summer nights in our favourite corner of 

Glasgow. 

Top for THE Festival 

It seems almost impossible that 365 days 

have passed since the last West End Festival 

monopolised every inch of our social life. 

But thankfully it’s here again! The largest 

cultural event in Glasgow kicks off on Friday 

31st May for a month long run of art, music, 

theatre and cultural events. 

Top picks for street parties include Mansfield 

Park Gala Day, Wilton Street Garden Fete, 

Willow Bank Bowling Club Summer Fete and 

Queen Margaret Drive Gala Day. 

For music, The University of Scotland 

Symphony Orchestra kicks off the festival with 

a programme including Stravinsky and Dvorak. 

Songbird sees Ellyn Oliver singing the works of 

the great Eva Cassidy, whilst Samba Ya Bamba 

and Friends bring Brazil to Kelvingrove Art 

Galleries. Also look out for Da Capo Alba Guitar 

and Mandolin Orchestra performing a stunning 

concert at Cottiers. 

Stand out events include Vinicombe Street Silent 

Disco. Kelvingrove hosts both the Midsummer 

Solstice Fire Show and the family Open-Air 

Ceilidh. For more family fun visit The Magic 

Circus at the Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre. 

To ferry you from one event to the next, look out 

for the free Vintage Bus Service on 30th June. 

Take a ride in a restored vintage bus, navigating 

a circular route from the Riverside Museum via 

Byres Road and Anniesland. Hop on and hop 

off at your favourite stop – Botanic Gardens, 

Broomhill – it’s free throughout the day, so enjoy! 

The West End Festival, various venues, 

Fri 31st May – Sun 30th June 

For full programme details visit – 

w: westendfestival.co.uk 

Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust (GVVT) 

at the WEF, Sun 30th June, for route 

details and information on the GVVT visit: 

w: gvvt.org/events 

Top for Toe Tapping 

With some top notch nights out coming up, 

time to brush up on your dance moves and take 

to the floor. The Roaring 20s Party, By Order 

of The Peaky Blinders flaps onto the dance 

floor of SWG3 this June. A night of prohibition 

paraphernalia, entertainment and music, tickets 

to this event will be hotter than a gangster’s 

moll. Of course 1920s dress is a must, especially 

for some selfies with themed cocktails. 

Entertainment on the night includes a flutter 

on the horses plus casino (strictly for laughs 

of course), clairvoyant capers with magicians, 

palm, tarot readers and beautiful burlesque. 

It’s quite a list and that's without mentioning 

music, dance and the champagne reception. 

Heading up to University Avenue, the Big Band 

Dance Night takes us back to the dance halls of 

the 1940s for a night of saxxy sophistication. 

Whether it’s Lindy Hop, Jive or Foxtrot (or 

indeed just dad dancing) the spirit of dance 

leaders such as Glen Miller or Duke Ellington 

won’t be far away. Featuring the 14 piece big 

band Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation, 

even if you are blessed with two left feet, what it 

is to sit back, close your eyes and listen to some 

truly spine tingling music from a golden age. 

The Roaring 20s Party, By Order of Peaky 

Blinders, SWG3 Studio, Sat 1st June 

w: swg3.tv/events 

Big Band Dance Night, Glasgow 

University Union, Sat 23rd June 

w/ Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation 

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in the West End 

by Tracy Mukherjee 

Top for Top Art 

Making a welcome return to Kelvingrove this 

May, the Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair 

(GCAF) will be setting up its temporary gallery 

in the Marquee at Kelvingrove Museum and Art 

Galleries. This stand out art event was a great 

success last year with artists from every genre. 

A chance to purchase original and contemporary 

art lies ahead, with emerging local and national 

painters displaying their creations. Some work 

has even been created especially for the GCAF. 

The preview event on the Friday is a chance to 

get a sneak peak of what’s on offer before the 

show opens to the public on Saturday the 18th 

May. There will be a glass of bubbly and a chance 

to mingle with the artist and gallery owners. 

Tickets for the main event will allow visitors 

to come and go as they please, a chance for a 

welcome coffee as you contemplate that £50 vs 

£30,000 artwork! 

Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair 

The Marquee at Kelvingrove, preview 

evening Fri 17th May, 18th – 19th May 

w: gcaf.co.uk 

Top for Up and Coming 

Artists 

I really enjoyed art at high school but with a 

father as an engineer, that career choice was 

certainly never going to take flight. But how 

nice it would be to revisit art, drawing in a 

comfortable, relaxed environment all these 

years later. Enter The Shop of Interest. This 

delightfully bijou boutique on Argyle Street has 

long been a favourite to admire and buy visionary 

artwork, breathtaking designs and elegant 

handmade jewellery. Now, with new owner Diana 

Kiernander at the helm, the little boutique is 

about to play host to untutored life drawing 

classes… with a difference. For six fortnightly 

sessions, participants will be drawing fashion 

illustrations. Table-top easels will be provided 

and if you don’t have your own sketchpads or 

materials to bring along these can be bought 

on the night. Diana will curate the classes, with 

the chance to create your own interpretation of 

the fantastic fashion on show. Classes are £7 

each and £7 to reserve your space, bookable in 

advance. 

Pencil at the ready… enjoy. 

Life Drawing Classes at The Shop 

of Interest, 1058 Argyle St, G3 8LY 

Mon 29th Apr - Mon 22nd Jul 

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Top for Soul Sustenance 

Finally for this issue we are ending slightly 

further afield with the RSPB event Bluebells 

and Birdsong. This May, why not head out to 

Loch Lomond’s bonny banks for a morning walk 

through bluebell filled woods, enjoying late 

spring birdsong. The event will take you on a 

walk along bluebell scented trails and out to the 

RSPB reserve. There you can keep an eye out 

for our feathered friends who have made their 

way back from Africa for their summer vacation 

in Scotland… words I never thought I’d write! 

A most perfect start to an early summer’s day… 

Bluebells and Birdsong, RSPB Loch Lomond, 

High Wards Farm, Gartocharn G83 8SB 

Sat 18th May, 

w: rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/ 

Other Dates for your Diary 

• Glasgow Mela Kelvingrove Park, 

Sun 23rd June 

• Mens 10K Run, Riverside Museum to 

George Square , Sun 16th June 

• Festival of Wine, Trades Hall, 

Sat 29th June

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Òran Mór hosts artist 

Nichol Wheatley 

WORDS NICOLA MAULE MAIN IMAGE GREGOR REID 

Imet with Nichol Wheatley a matter of days 

after the opening to his latest exhibition, 

‘Tam O’ Shanter’ – he was sitting in the 

quiet of Òran Mór, gently welcoming the 

warmth of friends dropping in to share their 

congratulations. It was a chance for the 

paintings to once again fill the space over and 

above all else and I imagine further still from 

the two years previous, working in his studio 

to bring each painting to completion. 

This, Wheatley’s 4th solo exhibition 

presents a series of 10 major works offering a 

pictorial journey of a poem, written over 200 

years ago by the great bard Robert Burns. 

Its very name and narrative continuing to 

echo through the gates of history, retaining 

its enduring relevance not only within our 

own cultural and literary landscape but as 

reminder of the unwavering human condition. 

Wheatley leads us into the narrative with 

a painting of Tam in the bustling market town 

square, before he moves into the folds of the 

warmth and familiarity of his local inn, and its 

equally acquainted characters. Tam of course 

makes way for home – leaving as witching 

hour keen approaches but first Wheatley 

contemplates a key shift in the poem – a 

direct reference to the only part Burns wrote 

in English. 

‘But pleasures are like poppies spread, 

You seize the flower, it’s bloom is shed; 

Or like the snow falls in the river, 

A moment white – then melts for ever;’ 

It’s a particularly reflective moment, 

a human tale of the foolish Tam fallen foul 

to the short-term fix of the beer glass as his


wife and responsibilities await him. Wheatley 

moves focus to the outdoors, figures small 

in the landscape, a gentle movement of the 

grass, the slow pace of the river, the form 

of a reclining female in the clouds watching 

over – mother earth perhaps sympathetic 

to the innate opportunity for ‘good’ that is 

also within the bounds of our humanness. 

A wonderful scene that’s as much an 

allegorical reminder of the fragility of life 

against the power and might of the natural 

elements as it is for Tam as we contemplate 

the sober reality of fleeting pleasures ending, 

as they of course do. 

There is beauty to be found in all 

Wheatley’s paintings and they captivate 

not just by their physical size and presence 

but for his artistic skill, technical brilliance 

and innate attention to detail. A cloud of 

thistledown is finely depicted in the lower left 

of the painting – so delicately worked and 

recognisable within the childhood memories 

of many Scottish children, as well as 

Wheatley. ‘I remember catching thistledown 

as a kid and when you blew it free, a fairy was 

to grant you a wish.’ So lifelike in its rendering 

that he recounts how his father thought it was 

‘stuck on’ to the painting. 

The pictures continue to journey through 

Burns epic poem, the play of drama 

intensifying. There is a reverence found in 

the deep azure blue of the night sky, boldly 

powerful above the solitary Tam riding on the 

back of his horse Meg – man versus world in 

the impending moments before high drama 

unfolds on the path before them at Alloway 

Kirk. Wonderful attention to detail is again 

found in the characters making their way 

through the blades of grass in the graveyard 

towards the golden glow of light ahead and 

what is to be a scene behold of merriment 

and one of terror for the drunken Tam. 

Evocative flames of light, dancing beings 

– the night unfolds with darkness holding 

power, a reality where truth and imagination 

blend, a thinning of the veil between the 

creatures of the unseen and the world of 

humans. Two spectacular paintings reflect 

Tams visions within the Kirk before we see 

him escape with Meg through the land and 

over Brig o’ Doon. 

The landscape plays a significant part 

in Wheatley’s narrative. On my second visit 

there is more to see – the hordes of hell 

chasing Tam over the bridge, the clouds, 

which I found so captivating early in the 

series remain so, almost developing and 

reflecting their own shift in intensity within the 

pictures as the story unfolds. Yet, Wheatley 

was for many years reluctant to call himself 

an artist. Art School disappointed in so 

far as the training did not satisfy or go far 

enough for him to feel expert enough. ‘I had 

hoped to be taught as a painter,’ he tells 

me. So began a rather more unconventional 

journey, where the working world of industry 

But Pleasures Are Like Poppies Spread ©Nichol Wheatley


When Out The Hellish Legion Sallied ©Nichol Wheatley 

presented opportunity to colour the mind, a 

fertile ground for learning – chef, blacksmith, 

barman, bouncer, building site labourer, each 

offered an eye for study and a possibility for 

the hands on practical. 

All the while Wheatley continued to draw, and 

it was just 7 years after leaving Art School 

that he founded a commercial art company – 

Perfect Circle. A name that rose from an act 

of the Florentine painter and draughtsman 

Giotto (b.1266) who was reputed to have 

drawn a perfect circle of red paint in one 

brushstroke at the request of the Pope, as 

a measure of his skill. For Perfect Circle, 

a small team of artists were challenged to 

problem solve, project manage people, space 

and materials and budgets – a wonderful nod 

to the Renaissance studio. 

The client list grew quickly, from set 

designs for film and television to private 

and public commissions. The Blue Nile’s 

Paul Buchanan was in fact one of the wellwishers 

who stopped by the day we met, 

and Wheatley briefly told me about their 

collaboration for Kelvingrove Station, a piece 

that he is extremely proud of. ‘Translating 

ideas through two different skill sets was 

exciting and is a fantastic challenge,’ he 

recounts, ‘yet we knew with absolute 

confidence that it would work.’ 

It was also interesting to learn that 

Wheatley’s ‘Tam O Shanter’ was first 

discussed with Òran Mór’s owner Colin 

Beattie some 12 years previous. At the 

time he was working with Alasdair Gray on 

the ceiling of the building and it took some 

years for the commission to bear fruit. 

On visiting the exhibition, Gray I have 

no doubt was impressed by his friend’s 

achievement although Wheatley did recount, 

with a smile that he thought there were, 

‘things that could be improved.’ 

Now complete, it will share the same 

space each January in celebration of the birth 

of Robert Burns, at eye level under the might 

of Gray’s mural ‘Universe’, as yet unfinished 

but equally sublime in it beauty and his iconic 

painting ‘Fleck’, before returning to their more 

permanent home on the walls of the bar on 

the ground level. 

From the lofts to the rather unique setting 

of the bar downstairs, connecting the story 

to a contemporary audience sees the journey 

of this series of paintings endure in a space 

where people gather, eat, drink, sit among 

friends and observe in solitude – a brilliant 

allegory and a perfect place for Wheatley’s 

magnificent paintings to call home. 

nicholwheatley.co.uk 

oran-mor.co.uk


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attending training nights and competitions, 

sometimes mysterious to outsiders beyond 

the involvement of uniforms and drills. 

The Army Cadet Force can be traced back 

as far as 1859, and the current West End 

location has been in use since the 70s. But if 

you or your children have never been involved 

– how much do you really know about the 

Ministry of Defence-sponsored youth group? 

What you’d find on offer, it turns out, 

is a focus on fun, friendship, adventure and 

confidence. Right at the heart of Broomhill, 

A Troop meets at their Crow Road premises 

twice a week to practise an impressive 

range of sports, skills and community tasks. 

‘We challenge them to learn more, do more 

and try more,’ says Sergeant Major instructor 

Joyce Quin. ‘We inspire them to aim high and 

WORDS 

Hannah 

Westwater 

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to go further in life, no matter what they aim 

to do.’ 

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radio communication, canoeing, navigation, 

skiing, parachuting, table tennis, caving, 

volleyball and much more – West End 

teenagers can access all of these for the 

cost of £10 towards their uniforms and £2 

per training session (which happen twice a 

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specialist activities such as music and rock 

climbing are made available through centres 

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minibuses by volunteer drivers and tuition 

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The cadets also attend a two-week camp 

each summer. A spot near Portsmouth was 

this year’s destination, with participants


paying £90 for a fortnight of transport, food, 

accommodation, competitions, a day at a 

theme park and a formal dinner night. 

Military and drill knowledge are prominent 

facets of the training, too, and those involved 

are proud of the discipline, integrity and 

selflessness it encourages in the cadets, 

but they’re keen to emphasise that this is no 

army recruitment scheme. 

‘Most young people today follow their 

own path and are quite headstrong when it 

comes to making life decisions,’ Joyce adds. 

‘For anyone interested in the Armed Forces, 

then clearly the cadets will give them useful 

skills and help them decide whether a military 

life is really for them. 

‘However, statistics over the years show 

that the vast majority of our youngsters take 

a different route and end up succeeding 

in all sorts of other careers. Captain Alec 

Stirling MBE has led A Troop for over 27 

years. Nearly 1,000 young people have 

passed through our doors in his time, and he 

estimates that less than 2% have gone into 

military service.’ 

The cadets are all about building 

resilience on both an individual and a 

community level. Joyce says they aim to 

‘foster confidence, self-reliance, initiative, 

loyalty and a sense of service to other 

people’; the opportunity to cultivate a 

network of friends outside school is a big 

plus for those who attend, with the current 

troop drawn from nine different high schools 

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cadets was the best thing I’ve ever done. No 

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There are opportunities to gain vocational 

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Leadership and Management and a Duke of 

Edinburgh’s Award in bronze, silver or gold. 

Joyce says, ‘Celebrating success is one of 

the things we do best, and everyone finds 

something that they’re good at.’ 

The idea of military and drill training 

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Is it just me or has spring no real ambitions 

to materialise at all this year? Whatever the 

weather the days have started to become 

longer and the urge to be outside stronger 

with every day. 

Luckily, there are a few Bank Holiday 

weekends and the summer school holidays 

to look forward to. Plenty of time to indulge 

in outdoor activities if you are into such 

things like hiking, walking, climbing, camping 

or, like me, doing very little for a change. 

I much prefer sitting outside with a nice cup 

of coffee, good friends and a catch up. 

The kids sometimes prefer this too: they 

also feel the need to unwind from time to 

time. Their daily routines can be quite hectic 

and filled with all sorts of activities. To do 

nothing here and there appeals to them. 

Having said this, not as often as it appeals 

to me! 

You always need a backup plan. 

So, what things can you have up your sleeves 

this spring to entertain your dear children? 

If you haven’t yet been to see it, then the 

first Bank Holiday weekend will be your last 

chance: Dippy, the dinosaur, will be at the 

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum until 

6th May. And if that is not sufficient, pop 

over to the Kelvin Hall to see the ‘T.Rex in 

Town’ exhibition (18th April to 31st July). 

Trix, the T-Rex is a 66-million-year-old fossil 

found in the USA in 2013. The dinosaur is the 

only original skeleton of a T. Rex currently 

touring anywhere in the world and one of 

the three most complete skeletons in the 

world. Glasgow is the only UK stop on Trix’s 

European tour. At £39.50 for a family ticket it 

is not the cheapest of activities but I dare say 

a very exciting one. 

Or maybe arts and crafts are more your 

child’s thing? Then check out the Kelvin 

Hall again. They hold regular arts and crafts 

workshops for kids. On Saturday 4th May the 

theme is Star Wars! 

If you have very young children you 

should try the Riverside Museum for its Wee 

Adventurer Movers session on the 6th May. 

From 10.15-11.15am and again at 11.30- 

12.30pm kids can engage in stories, games 

and songs around the theme of transport. 

The sessions are free which is an additional 

bonus. 

The next Bank Holiday weekend at the 

end of May will now be fast approaching. 

As Glasgow schools are closed on the 

Friday as well as the Monday, many families 

choose to go away for a few days. But if you 

decide to stay at home, you will find plenty 

of things to do. Start the long weekend with 

a stroll through the Botanics and head for 

the book fair inside the Hopkirk building; 

you are bound to find a bargain. If you prefer 

handmade arts and crafts, then take a walk 

to Hillhead Library on the same day and visit 

the Byres Road Makers Market between 11- 

4pm. The Farmers’ Market at Mansfield Park 

in Partick will also be on the 25th between 

10am and 2pm. 

If you make it there do pop into our Café 

Hub for some refreshments and a chat, 

we will be open throughout both holiday 

weekends. Great coffee, lovely cakes and 

yummy food awaits! Then you can take a 

rest on the Sunday and take your children 

once more to the Kelvin Hall on the 27th to 

the Finders Seekers session. These are new 

monthly Monday sessions where children can 

explore the museums’ store, discover some 

amazing objects and get creative; between 

11-11.45am each time. 

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COVER TO COVER 

Noel Fitzpatrick will be well known to most of 

us through the incredibly popular television 

programmes ‘The Bionic Vet’ and ‘The Supervet’, 

but few of us will know the incredible journey which 

took him from his father’s farm in rural Ireland to 

becoming one of the most famous vets in the world. 

The Supervet 

by Noel Fitzpatrick 

This candid, heartfelt account 

of his dreams, struggles and 

challenges he faced will leave you 

impressed by his achievements, 

whilst posing many questions 

about how we treat animals and 

the future of veterinary medicine. 

The account of his early life 

growing up on a farm in Ballyfin 

is moving, as we hear how he 

and his siblings had to help out 

with the most arduous, mundane, 

backbreaking jobs from a young 

age. His father wasn’t present 

for his birth as Noel’s arrival 

coincided with cows needing to be 

dehorned, but such was the life of 

a struggling farmer that animals 

always had to come first. 

There is a touching episode 

which describes how Noel 

ventured out in the middle of the 

night to help with lambing and was 

devastated by his failure to keep 

the lamb alive. This was one of his 

earliest motivations to alleviate 

animal suffering and to learn as 

much as he could about veterinary 

medicine to avoid such heart 

wrenching loss in the future. 

We learn of his early creation of 

‘Vetman’, an imaginary figure who 

would swoop to the rescue when 

an animal was in need. We are 

told of the merciless bullying endured at secondary school, being 

a country bumpkin in a school of snobby urbanites. Nevertheless, 

these experiences all shaped him into the driven, determined 

young man who got the grades required to go to vet school. 

The latter half of the book conveys very succinctly the 

arduous process of becoming a vet – the long hours of study, 

the placements where you were expected to do much of the 

donkey work (I know), and the chance encounters and networking 

which ultimately led to him being able to open his first referral 

practice in a hut in a field. This practice grew and grew and finally 

morphed into the huge, sprawling complex in Eashing in Surrey 

where he can now deal with almost any ailment an animal could 

develop. 

A fair amount of words are expended on criticising ‘the system’ 

and how reluctant bankers and venture capitalists are to take 

risks with no guaranteed return on their investment. These are 

clearly bugbears of his and he has the right to air his grievances, 

being such an influential person in the world of veterinary 

medicine. But the overall sentiment in the book is one of love for 

animals.


If Only They 

Didn’t Speak 

English 

by Jon Sopel 

2 

Jon Sopel is an experienced 

BBC correspondent and has 

most recently been assigned 

to cover all matters American, 

beginning his sojourn in the 

Obama administration. 

When the most recent 

presidential campaign began, 

Sopel was in the perfect 

position to document what at 

times seemed like the most 

outlandish and incredible 

journey to the White House 

ever witnessed. Sopel does 

not hold back on his criticism 

of Trump, and nor would we 

expect him to. However, as 

a BBC correspondent bound 

by the ‘impartiality’ of the 

BBC, we are given the facts 

and allowed to make up our 

own minds, although there 

is little room for ambiguity 

in the statements and 

machinations leading to 

Trump’s inauguration, or in the 

decisions and reversals he has 

made since occupying the Oval 

O ffi c e . 

What I particularly enjoyed 

about Sopel’s approach was 

the amount of context he 

provides. In every chapter we 

are given Trump’s attitudes 

and policies towards a range 

of issues such as race, God, 

guns, truth and government. 

However, Sopel provides a lot 

of background for the British 

reader in order to frame 

American attitudes in general 

towards this diverse range of 

topics, as well as providing 

historical explanations for 

America’s often radically 

different stance compared to 

ours. 

The title alludes to the fact 

that it would be far easier to 

criticise Trump’s administration 

if they were from a more 

exotic part of the world, rather 

than our partner in a ‘special 

relationship’. 

Fans of Kate Atkinson will love 

her latest novel as it contains 

all the hallmarks of her writing 

for which she has become 

so renowned: the shifts in 

time, the seemingly quotidian 

characters who turn out to 

harbour dark secrets, the vivid 

reanimation of London during 

WW2 and the razor-sharp 

dialogue. 

‘Transcription’ follows 

the ‘adventures’ of Juliet 

Armstrong, or the lack thereof. 

Having been spotted and 

interviewed for ‘the service’ 

(MI5), she quickly realises that 

most of her time will be spent 

transcribing conversations 

between fifth-columnists which 

have been secretly recorded. 

However, these seemingly 

endless periods of boredom 

are suddenly interspersed 

with moments of real danger, 

espionage and derring-do. 

Following the end of the 

war, Juliet finds employment 

in the BBC and is somewhat 

bemused to find that this 

service is much like the other 

service, often with the same 

personnel. If she thought that 

her days of intrigue were over, 

she was sorely mistaken. 

There are still plenty of 

twists and turns ahead for her. 

As always with Atkinson, one 

of the most enjoyable aspects 

of her fiction is the ability to 

view the past through the 

distance of a new situation, 

whilst the next minute being 

transported back into that 

past and having the benefit of 

viewing events with hindsight. 

It’s a technique which worked 

very well in ‘A God In Ruins’ and 

‘Life After Life’, and it works 

well again in ‘Transcription’. 

This book provided a highly 

enjoyable couple of days. 

Transcription 

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Lock 27 

Reviewed by 

Emily Donoho 

Lock 27 reopened in December under new 

ownership, and I decided to pay it a visit, 

on my bike, of course, as it sits on the 

canal in Anniesland with a beer garden 

overlooking the water. 

In March, it was too chilly for the beer 

garden, but I’m sure people will make use of 

it in the summer. In its previous incarnation, 

the pub was gloomy inside, with a lot of tatty, 

dark green upholstery, but the new – and 

definitely improved – Lock 27 is bright and 

roomy. They have moved the bar from the 

centre of the pub to the back and made it 

more or less one big room, with a few more 

tables on a raised stage and a corner around 

one side. The colour scheme is neutral and 

contemporary, emphasising space and light. 

It’s set up as more of a restaurant than a 

pub, although it has a few bar stools in the 

middle and a bench off to one side for those 

fancying just a drink. 

It doesn’t sell cask ales but has an 

extensive range of beer on tap including 

Twisted Thistle, Guinness, Tennents, 

Belhaven Best, Coors Lite, Craft Pilsner, 

Birra Moretti, and Amstel, as well as two 

Strongbows for cider fans. They also have 

more than ten varieties of gin. I tried one 

in a G-and-T, which they jazzed up with 

raspberries and blueberries in the bottom 

of the glass. I hadn’t had that before, but it 

added zesty flavours to the drink. The pub 

has plenty of wine, mixers for cocktails, and 

at least ten different malt whiskies. There’s 

pretty much a drink for everyone. 

The food is tasty and affordable. This isn’t 

a food review, but I will say that they do an 

excellent fajita. 

It has two big TV screens, so probably 

gets busy during major rugby or football 

games, but if you want to watch sports, 

it’s an airy, open space to do so. They also 

do a pub quiz on Tuesdays. The pub is dog 

friendly, which is sensible given its location. 

The only real quibble I have is that it could 

be more bike-friendly. They provide a small, 

low-security bike rack, which only lets you 

secure one wheel. If you want a D-lock on the 

bike’s frame, you have to wrestle awkwardly 

with it around the canal railings while trying 

to not drop the lock in the canal. As spring 

approaches and more people cycle the canal, 

a big bike rack like the ones around the 

university and City Centre would definitely be 

an asset. 

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1100 Crow Road G13 1JT 

0141 954 1144 

lock27glasgow.co.uk


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Public 

House by Nico 

Reviewed by Amy Glasgow @theglasgowdiet 

There has been a distinct rise in the 

number of restaurants offering ‘small 

plates’ in recent years. Think of the 

likes of Ox and Finch, Alchemilla, Gather by 

Zique and Five March, all following the same 

premise of sharing style plates rather than a 

standard ‘a la carte’ offering. It may not be 

to everyone’s liking, but the ability to sample 

numerous dishes is something that appeals 

to a fervent diner like myself. 

Public House by Nico conforms to this 

same format, with a selection of small plates, 

snacks and sides to chose from, all of them 

intended to be a reinvention of classic gastro 

pub food. 

This latest venture from Nico Simeone is 

intended to capture the charm of the Great 

British Pub, complete with Chesterfield 

seating and reclaimed wooden fixtures. 

The space has an inviting and homely feel to 

it, although it looks far more upscale than any 

Scottish pub I’ve been to and, unless you’re 

dining, you’re unlikely to find space to come 

in and have a quiet pint. 

The menu offers a selection of plates 

using seasonal ingredients, with dishes like 

beer battered haddock, chicken kiev and pie 

of the day all providing a casual nod to the 

average pub menu, if only in name – certainly 

not in appearance. 

Every dish on the menu is presented with 

that signature Nico flair, whether it’s the 

smoked ham hough sandwich brought to the 

table enveloped in a cloche filled with wood 

smoke or the effortless simplicity of perfectly 

shaped gnocchi with seasonal wild garlic, 

spring peas and house made ricotta. 

For two people, it is recommended you 

order two or three dishes per person, all of 

which are priced at a reasonable £7 each, 

apart from one or two that require a small 

supplement of £3. We opted for five dishes 

and a side of large, delightfully crisp onion 

rings. The highlight was, surprisingly, the 

humble pie of the day. Todays’ offering was 

chicken and black pudding, topped with 

perfectly crisp puff pastry and a filling that 

packed a punch. 

The mussels with curry, lemongrass, 

lime and coriander were equally flavourful, 

served in a warming, perfectly spiced sauce, 

although I recommend ordering a side of 

their sourdough to mop up that mesmerizing 

orange liquid. 

Each dish we ordered was beautifully 

balanced, from the crisp crunch of duck skin 

against soft red onion slaw to the sweet, 

smoky barbecue pulled pork sat on top of a 

beef patty and chorizo jam. Despite ordering 

slightly less than the recommended amount, 

we left feeling satiated and well looked 

after. This is pub food on another level, with 

attentive service and a not-unreasonable 

price tag. In my eyes, this is Nico’s most 

successful venture yet. 

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0141 339 3701 

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Health Matters 

GP Dr. Pamela Leggate, of Glasgow West Medical Practice, 

talks us through the symptoms of the menopause and how 

to weigh up the pros and cons of Hormone Replacement 

Therapy and other remedies 

Oh my god! It has finally hit me. I am 

middle aged… It all started a few 

months back when the meeting room 

at the practice was feeling unfashionably hot. 

A problem with the heating no doubt… we’ll 

just open a window. Nope said the practice 

nurse, I can tell by the way you’re wiping the 

sweat from your brow. It’s your age! My age? 

Seriously? I don’t feel old… Anyway the long 

and the sort of it is she was right. Menopause 

has struck. 

So what does it actually mean? What can 

I do about it? Wasn’t there some bad press 

about this sort of thing a while back? The 

short answer is HRT (Hormone Replacement 

Therapy) which has worked well for me but 

might not be for everybody. For the longer 

answer, read on… 

Menopause is a retrospective diagnosis 

which actually refers to the last menstrual 

period. It’s the time leading up to this event 

and for an unspecified amount of time 

after it that seems to cause all the trouble. 

Symptoms vary but can include hot flushes, 

night sweats, irritability, anxiety, ‘ditheriness’. 

It’s all down to a drop in hormone levels as 

your ovaries start to struggle. Oestrogen 

comes out in fits and starts until your ovaries 

finally give up the ghost. Hormonal chaos 

ensues. 

For some women, it’s no big deal. I think 

if I didn’t have to sit in the meeting room with 

the dodgy heating, but could sit by the pool 

sipping a chilled cocktail, I might have been 

fine. Some get no symptoms whatsoever. 

Others have horrendous sweats, resulting in 

sheet and PJ changes in the middle of the 

night. 

If you do want to go down the route of 

taking medication, HRT is definitely the most


effective treatment for most symptoms. 

It’s oestrogen from the ovaries that you’re 

lacking, so taking oestrogen tablets makes 

you feel better. Result! However (isn’t there 

always a however?), taking oestrogen alone 

was found to cause problems – thickening 

of the lining of the womb, polyps, bleeding 

and even cancer of the womb. The answer, to 

protect the womb, is to add a progesterone 

type hormone for at least some of the month, 

but progesterone is the stuff that rises in your 

body before a period, so some people feels 

irritable and ‘premenstrual’ when they take it. 

Women who have had a hysterectomy 

in the past don’t need to worry about their 

womb, so they can take oestrogen only. 

This also applies if you have a Mirena coil 

(intrauterine system), making HRT more 

straightforward and lower in side effects. 

There are lots of different combined 

preparations available though so if you do get 

side effects with one, try a different brand. 

But wasn’t there a downside? Yes. 

The main concern is breast cancer. Because, 

in taking HRT, you are exposing your body 

to hormones for longer than nature intended, 

you are slightly more likely to develop breast 

cancer when on it for five years or more past 

the natural age of the menopause (51, 52). So 

if you go through a premature menopause at 

say 36, you are not at any increased risk at all 

until the age of 56ish. That doesn’t guarantee 

you won’t get breast cancer. It just means 

you are no more likely than anyone else of the 

same age. 

For everyone, as with anything else, you 

need to carefully weigh up the pros and 

cons. Someone with a strong family history 

of breast cancer might be a bit wary of 

increasing their risk even by a small amount. 

HRT does have beneficial effects on bone 

density though (preventing bone thinning) 

so if you have a strong family history of 

osteoporosis this might sway you to try it. 

The other thing to mention is 

contraception. It wouldn’t be the first time 

someone has missed a few periods, decided 

they were menopausal and were horrified 

to find out they were pregnant at 50! Your 

ovaries are determined wee things and 

struggle to produce eggs until they can go 

on no longer. Occasionally they succeed 

and a ‘change of life baby’ is the result. So 

you do need to continue to take adequate 

contraception until around age 54. Talk to 

your doctor about what is suitable for older 

(NB: not OLD just ‘in your prime’) women. 

If you can’t (or decide not to) take HRT 

for whatever reason there are a few nonhormonal 

alternatives. Things like Sage, Red 

Clover, Black Cohosh and some other herbal 

stuff might help and some women swear 

by them. Magnets in your pants? Not sure 

about the science behind that but I can’t 

imagine it could do any harm! Some beta 

blocker medications can help with flushes 

and antidepressants (Prozac or Venlafaxine) 

can help with flushes as well as anxiety/mood 

disturbances. 

For a balanced, sensible and informative 

review of HRT and the menopause look up: 

nice.org.uk/guidance/ng23. It’s quite a 

detailed paper but if you’re struggling to 

make up your mind, all the info is there. 

Right, I’m off for a cocktail by the pool.


Homes & Interiors 

WD Harley Glasgow 

by Susan 

Robertson 

Renovations 

Coming into the drier spell of the year, it’s a time that 

we often consider a refresh in our homes, perhaps 

thinking about those jobs to be done that have niggled 

all through winter, maybe you want to find a way to 

connect your interior to your outside environment, 

or perhaps you have decided it’s time for a complete 

overhaul of your home.


in mind 

Whatever it is, it’s important to start with a 

clear vision, get the right experts on board and 

create a plan for the best results. 

If you have no expertise in the area, the 

potential of making any big changes can seem 

daunting. The idea of form filling, planning 

permission, work schedules, juggling budgets, 

managing ideas can just seem too vast, so I 

spoke to Mark Butler of WD Harley for some 

pointers. WD Harley are multi-disciplinary 

project consultants working in Glasgow and the 

Loch Lomond and National Park who can help 

with project management, design development, 

planning and building warrant applications and 

contract administration. 

Mark gave me a really useful outline of the 

process to follow that will help anyone thinking 

of making changes or renovations to their 

property. Firstly, define a brief. Mark explained, 

'By writing a "project brief" before you contact 

any designers you can come to agreement about 

the most important parts of the project to you 

and agree key spatial and aesthetic outcomes. 

The project brief can then be developed and 

amended as the project progresses but you 

will always have this to guide you and others 

through.' 

Once you have your vision clear in your mind 

and an outline of how you want to pursue it, 

then you need to think about how you take it 

forward. Mark advises, 'If the project is small 

you may only need a single designer (architect 

or interior designer) but in more complex 

construction projects you may need to employ 

other designers such as structural engineers, 

and involving a builder at an early stage can also 

be a helpful way ensuring a smooth transition 

from the design stage of the project through to 

the construction stage.' 

It's then vital to consider who manages all 

of this. The role of project manager is key and 

this decision can be the make-or-break of any 

project. Think very seriously and honestly 

about your skills and limitations here – can 

you really juggle the multiple trades required 

or do you need to hand this over to an expert? 

It will depend on the scale of the project. Mark 

said, 'In most larger construction projects, 

alongside designers and builders there will be 

an individual employed as a "project manager". 

This individual is often vital to the success of 

the project and although it is possible to employ 

somebody to fulfil this role, in most renovations 

this role is carried out by you.' 

The next area to consider is planning and 

building warrants. You may have an architect 

or designer to help you with this, but make 

sure you are on top of it at an early stage – 

no-one wants to have to rip apart wonderful 

constructions because of a gap in paperwork 

and ticked boxes. So make sure that you are 

clear what permissions are required in the first 

place. Mark’s advice here is, 'Although internal



alterations do not usually require planning 

consent, in the West End many properties are 

located in conservation areas or listed buildings 

and do require consent from the local authority 

planning department. If the project will involve 

structural alterations or the installation of new 

sanitary fixtures you will also need building 

warrant consent from the local authority 

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relationships with designers and builders early 

on, will help guide you through these processes.' 

Then, you’re good to go. Mark advises, 'Once 

you have obtained necessary consents for the 

projects you can start works and it is important 

that you or the project manager continue to pay 

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Put Your Feet Up 


Our busy days are often spent juggling family, work and social 

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Local Design 

Icon 

Charles Rennie Mackintosh is a name familiar to 

most, particularly in Glasgow. A design pioneer 

that shaped a creative movement and created an 

iconic style of unique and lasting impact is one of 

Glasgow’s local heroes. 

His renowned building at the Glasgow School 

of Art has been at the forefront of news and 

conversation recently due to the two tragic fires that 

have devastated the building and the surrounding 

area. It still remains to be seen what will rise 

from the ashes, but Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s 

influence can still be felt widely across the city, as 

well as through international design history.


Mackintosh was born in Glasgow in 1868 and 

became an award-winning architect who also 

experimented with furniture design, metal crafts 

and watercolour painting. He travelled extensively 

and his style drew from eclectic and innovative 

influences which won him acclaim, but – as is often 

the case with true innovators – his home city only 

really appreciated him after his passing. 

A new statue unveiled recently brings 

Mackintosh’s creative eye to life as he gazes across 

the West End from his elevated position on one of his 

famous chairs now situated on St Vincent Street in 

Anderston. It was designed to mark 

the culmination of events celebrating the 150th 

anniversary of the designer’s birth, created by 

renowned sculptor Andy Scott and unveiled by 

First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon who said, 'This 

magnificent new Charles Rennie Mackintosh statue 

is a fantastic addition to Glasgow and recognises the 

incredible legacy of one of Scotland's most iconic 

architects, designers and artists. It is a privilege 

to officially unveil Andy Scott's installation, which 

now stands in pride of place in Anderston – an area 

transformed through the 10-year regeneration 

project.' 

Mackintosh and three of his university 

contemporaries (one of which later became his wife 

-Margaret Macdonald) made up the creative group 

known as "The Four" and they were responsible 

for creating distinctive art and graphics that 

became known as The Glasgow Style. Mackintosh 

became the most renowned of the group, and his 

style is very distinctive. He uses strong contrasts 

between dark and light, with bold lines and squares 

alongside elegant circles, most notably the famous 

Glasgow Rose design that has become immediately 

recognisable as his. 

The distinctiveness of his style makes it easy to 

bring an identifiable touch of it into your own home. 

You can consider a strong theme throughout a new 

look, with soft cream carpets, dark wood panelled 

walls, and twisted metallic lighting. Add some 

statement furniture with high backed wooden chairs 

and you can complement with contemporary sofas 

or bedding. Touches of soft blush pink and vibrant 

green immediately give a nod to the Mackintosh 

style legacy. 

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Alternatively, you could choose a bathroom or a 

hall to bring the minimalism that he loved into full 

fruition, going for crisp white wood throughout, 

and displaying some of his beautiful watercolours 

on the wall, or pull out features inspired by his style 

through a bold mirror or lamp. You can create a 

sense of his style in fabric, creating your own designs 

online is a great way to do this. Develop a repeating 

pattern alluding to your favourite element, for 

example his Glasgow Rose, or alluding to the long, 

thin rectangular shapes he used in windows and 

chairs and create some full length curtains with your 

fabric. This is a great way to honour his design legacy 

in your home, at the same time as marrying this with 

a contemporary colour scheme and furnishings. 

We’re lucky to live in the city that his admirers 

travel to visit, so we have inspiration on our 

doorstep. His work and ideas can be viewed across 

the city from The House for an Art Lover, to his last 

major commission in Glasgow of the Scotland Street 

School Museum. The famous Willow Tea rooms 

have also been recently renovated so a cuppa on a 

shopping trip can give some fresh design inspiration 

for adding a Mackintosh twist to your home. They 

also have a gift shop so this is a great place for some 

little touches to give a nod to the creative legacy in 

your own modern home. 

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